Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada | Parc national du Canada des Hautes-Terres-du-Cap-Breton

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Glaucous Meadow-grass
Poa glauca

Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
Poa pratensis pratensis

Rock Polypody ¹
Polypodium virginianum

Northern holly fern ²
Polystichum lonchitis

Ontario balsam poplar ³
Populus balsamifera

Bigtooth Aspen ⁴
Populus grandidentata

Trembling Aspen ⁵
Populus tremuloides

Spotted Pondweed
Potamogeton pulcher

Potentilla pensylvanica var. litoralis
Potentilla pensylvanica litoralis

Prenanthes trifoliolata ⁶
Nabalus trifoliolatus

Mistassini Primrose ⁷
Primula mistassinica

Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris
Prunella vulgaris vulgaris

fire cherry ⁸
Prunus pensylvanica

common bracken ⁹
Pteridium aquilinum

Northern Red Oak ¹⁰
Quercus rubra

Roseroot ¹¹
Rhodiola rosea

Rhodora
Rhododendron canadense

Lapland Azalea ¹²
Rhododendron lapponicum

White Beak-sedge ¹³
Rhynchospora alba

Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus
Rubus idaeus strigosus

Sheep's Sorrel ¹⁴
Rumex acetosella

Satiny willow
Salix pellita

Net-leaved Willow ¹⁵
Salix reticulata

Bearberry Willow
Salix uva-ursi

Rock Willow
Salix vestita

Yellow Saxifrage ¹⁶
Saxifraga aizoides

Purple Saxifrage
Saxifraga oppositifolia

Livelong Saxifrage ¹⁷
Saxifraga paniculata

curly grass fern ¹⁸
Schizaea pusilla

woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus

northern spikemoss ¹⁹
Selaginella selaginoides

Diverse-leaved Bristle Moss
Seligeria diversifolia

northern goldenrod ²⁰
Solidago multiradiata

American Mountain Ash ²¹
Sorbus americana

Northern Bur-reed
Sparganium hyperboreum

Northern Meadowsweet
Spiraea septentrionalis

Suaeda maritima ssp. richii
Suaeda maritima richii

Tofieldia glutinosa ²²
Triantha glutinosa

Trichophorum caespitosum ²³
Trichophorum cespitosum

Starflower ²⁴
Trientalis borealis

Purple False Oats
Trisetum melicoides

spike trisetum ²⁰
Trisetum spicatum

Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis

American Elm ²⁵
Ulmus americana

Horned Bladderwort ²⁶
Utricularia cornuta

Lowbush Blueberry ²⁷
Vaccinium angustifolium

Northern Blueberry
Vaccinium boreale

Vaccinium caespitosum ²⁸
Vaccinium cespitosum

Cranberry ²⁹
Vaccinium macrocarpon

Oval-leaf Blueberry ³⁰
Vaccinium ovalifolium

bog bilberry ³¹
Vaccinium uliginosum

squashberry ³²
Viburnum edule

Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides ³³
Viburnum nudum cassinoides

alpine woodsia
Woodsia alpina

smooth woodsia
Woodsia glabella

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Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada | Parc national du Canada des Hautes-Terres-du-Cap-Breton

Glaucous Meadow-grass Poa glauca

Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis Poa pratensis pratensis

Rock Polypody 1 Polypodium virginianum

Northern holly fern 2 Polystichum lonchitis

Ontario balsam poplar 3 Populus balsamifera

Bigtooth Aspen 4 Populus grandidentata

Trembling Aspen 5 Populus tremuloides

Spotted Pondweed Potamogeton pulcher

Potentilla pensylvanica var. litoralis Potentilla pensylvanica litoralis

Prenanthes trifoliolata 6 Nabalus trifoliolatus

Mistassini Primrose 7 Primula mistassinica

Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris Prunella vulgaris vulgaris

fire cherry 8 Prunus pensylvanica

common bracken 9 Pteridium aquilinum

Northern Red Oak 10 Quercus rubra

Roseroot 11 Rhodiola rosea

Rhodora Rhododendron canadense

Lapland Azalea 12 Rhododendron lapponicum

White Beak-sedge 13 Rhynchospora alba

Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus Rubus idaeus strigosus

Sheep's Sorrel 14 Rumex acetosella

Satiny willow Salix pellita

Net-leaved Willow 15 Salix reticulata

Bearberry Willow Salix uva-ursi

Rock Willow Salix vestita

Yellow Saxifrage 16 Saxifraga aizoides

Purple Saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia

Livelong Saxifrage 17 Saxifraga paniculata

curly grass fern 18 Schizaea pusilla

woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus

northern spikemoss 19 Selaginella selaginoides

Diverse-leaved Bristle Moss Seligeria diversifolia

northern goldenrod 20 Solidago multiradiata

American Mountain Ash 21 Sorbus americana

Northern Bur-reed Sparganium hyperboreum

Northern Meadowsweet Spiraea septentrionalis

Suaeda maritima ssp. richii Suaeda maritima richii

Tofieldia glutinosa 22 Triantha glutinosa

Trichophorum caespitosum 23 Trichophorum cespitosum

Starflower 24 Trientalis borealis

Purple False Oats Trisetum melicoides

spike trisetum 20 Trisetum spicatum

Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis

American Elm 25 Ulmus americana

Horned Bladderwort 26 Utricularia cornuta

Lowbush Blueberry 27 Vaccinium angustifolium

Northern Blueberry Vaccinium boreale

Vaccinium caespitosum 28 Vaccinium cespitosum

Cranberry 29 Vaccinium macrocarpon

Oval-leaf Blueberry 30 Vaccinium ovalifolium

bog bilberry 31 Vaccinium uliginosum

squashberry 32 Viburnum edule

Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides 33 Viburnum nudum cassinoides

alpine woodsia Woodsia alpina

smooth woodsia Woodsia glabella